English Explanatory Dictionary

fog a mirror

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fog, a, mirror.
  2. To be alive.

Word forms

fog a mirror fogs a mirror fogging a mirror fogged a mirror

Etymology

From the practice of placing a mirror near the nose and mouth of sleeping individuals to determine whether the glass fogged, indicating that they were still breathing.

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